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Old Equipment, New Hope

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A man in a vintage television control room sits at a console filled with switches, dials, and buttons. He is smiling and facing the camera, wearing an orange shirt. In front of him are several CRT monitors displaying black-and-white images, one showing a headshot of a person, while others display different scenes. On top of the monitors are audio equipment and speakers. The room has a warm, retro feel, with signs of age like dust and scratches visible on the surfaces. The atmosphere suggests a busy and technical workspace from a bygone era.


Dear Rob,

Greetings from Pyongyang!

The team and I are doing our best—but the equipment here is, well… ancient.
Remember those beers in Sydney, talking about all the fancy gear you get to work with?
Can’t lie—I’m a little envious.

If there’s even the smallest chance you could help out—spare parts, advice, anything—it would mean the world.
These embargoes aren’t exactly making things easy, but we patch things together and keep going.

Would be great to catch up someday—maybe over another round, like back then.

Take care, mate.
Best,
Sung-ho